Judas of James
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Judas of James is a New Testament figure traditionally identified as one of Jesus’ twelve apostles, often associated with the apostle Jude (or Thaddeus) mentioned in the Gospels.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judas Thaddaeus | 3 |
| Judas of James canonical | 3 |
| Judas son of James | 2 |
| Judas (not Iscariot) | 1 |
| Judas Didymus Thomas | 1 |
| Judas brother of James | 1 |
| Judas of James mentioned in Luke | 1 |
| Saint Judas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6413669 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judas of James Context triple: [Jude, alsoKnownAs, Judas of James]
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A.
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot is the New Testament figure known as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles who betrayed him to the authorities, leading to his arrest and crucifixion.
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Judas Thomas
Judas Thomas is a Christian apostle traditionally identified as "Doubting Thomas," known for initially doubting Jesus's resurrection until personally witnessing and touching his wounds.
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Ioudas
Ioudas is the Greek form of the biblical name Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and a patriarch of one of the tribes of Israel.
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D.
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.
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E.
Matthaeus
Matthaeus is the Latin form of the given name Matthew, commonly associated with the biblical apostle and evangelist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judas of James Target entity description: Judas of James is a New Testament figure traditionally identified as one of Jesus’ twelve apostles, often associated with the apostle Jude (or Thaddeus) mentioned in the Gospels.
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A.
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot is the New Testament figure known as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles who betrayed him to the authorities, leading to his arrest and crucifixion.
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B.
Judas Thomas
Judas Thomas is a Christian apostle traditionally identified as "Doubting Thomas," known for initially doubting Jesus's resurrection until personally witnessing and touching his wounds.
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C.
Ioudas
Ioudas is the Greek form of the biblical name Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and a patriarch of one of the tribes of Israel.
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D.
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.
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E.
Matthaeus
Matthaeus is the Latin form of the given name Matthew, commonly associated with the biblical apostle and evangelist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament person
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ |
| appearsInListOf |
twelve apostles
ⓘ
linked to:
Twelve Apostles
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| associatedWith |
James (New Testament figure)
ⓘ
linked to:
James son of Alphaeus
Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus
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| associatedWithDevotion | patronage of desperate causes (as St. Jude) ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | recognized in canonical New Testament ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the Twelve ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Judas Barsabbas
ⓘ
Judas the Galilean ⓘ
linked to:
Judas of Galilee
|
| groupMembership |
disciples of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostles
the Twelve ⓘ
linked to:
the twelve
|
| hasFeastDayIn |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| hasTitleInTradition |
St. Jude
ⓘ
St. Thaddeus ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)
|
| identifiedAs |
Judas (not Iscariot)
ⓘ
linked to:
Judas of James
Jude the apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Jude
Thaddeus ⓘ
linked to:
Thaddaeus
|
| interpretationOfGenitive |
brother of James
ⓘ
son of James ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| nameForm |
Judas brother of James
ⓘ
linked to:
Judas of James
Judas of James ⓘ Judas son of James ⓘ
linked to:
Judas of James
|
| notIdenticalTo | Judas Iscariot ⓘ |
| religiousRole | disciple ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| role | apostle of Jesus ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | identity with Jude/Thaddeus ⓘ |
| sourceLanguageForm |
Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου
ⓘ
linked to:
Ioudas
|
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| traditionallyIdentifiedWith | author of the Epistle of Jude ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | saint ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Judas of James Description of subject: Judas of James is a New Testament figure traditionally identified as one of Jesus’ twelve apostles, often associated with the apostle Jude (or Thaddeus) mentioned in the Gospels.
Referenced by (13)
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James Wright (poet)
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